March Core Value Peace
In Stephen Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he highlights one of the
major causes of arguments- poor listening skills. So many arguments are caused when we fail
to practice the habit of “Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.” If we truly want
to have more peace in our relationships, we will listen to others and try to truly understand
what they are saying and how they feel before we try to get our point across. Usually, if we
take time to listen and understand, we will find out that the people we are arguing with
are more important than the argument. This is a movie clip that demonstrates how better
listening skills can eliminate arguing and lead to more peace in our relationships:
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